St. Aloysius Catholic Cemetery

Located Fairfield Township Section 20 North East Corner

By 1879, at a cost of $500, construction of a Catholic Parish in Fairfield was finished and dedicated in honor of Saint Aloysius.     Sometime after August of 1881, Owen Sweeney donated one acre of land and John Lenzen purchased another acre to be used for a cemetery.  In July of 1888, because of growth, Saint Aloysius Congregation purchased the first public school building in Fairfield and moved it to this property.  Over the years, the families were moving on to other places and in 1931 only six families remained.  It was unanimously decided that the church be closed and the building sold at public auction.  The following headstones are found.

Name

Birth date

Death date

Comment

Clancy, Ellen18641950
Clancy, J CJun 22, 1831Feb 14, 1899
Friend, Theodore MNov 08, 1889Mar 23, 1891Son of S H & E M
McGown, MaryFeb 06, 1893Sep 24, 1893Children of W E & F
McGown, WilliamApr 02, 1890Aug 01, 1890Children of W E & F
McIntyre, BridgetJul 23, 1878May 10, 1886
McIntyre, EllenSep 07, 1870May 23, 1886
McIntyre, JohnNov 08, 1884May 16, 1886
McIntyre, John WDec 25, 1832Sep 27, 1915
Neville, Agnes18901901
Neville, EddieFeb 13, 18893 y 2 d
Neville, EdwinaUnknownUnknown
Neville, M DUnknownUnknown
Neville, Mary FrancesMay 01, 189339 y - Wife of Thomas
Neville, NicholsFeb 13, 18892 m 7 d
Neville, ThomasSep 13, 1849Sep 28, 1914 
O'Brien, John WilliamMar 28, 1869Mar 20, 1899
ONeil, TimothyJan 17, 190559 y
Readel, J LMay 08, 1894Aug 16, 1894
Readel, W EFeb 12, 1892Dec 08, 1895
Robare, AlbertJun 14, 1891Jul 21, 1891
Robare, Florence MMay 13, 1889Feb 18, 1892
Sweeney, AnnaApr 13, 190337 y 2 m 2 d - Wife of J W
Sweeney, Ella ENov 12, 188426 y
Sweeney, MaryFeb 13, 188655 y - Wife of Owen
Sweeney, OwenApr 06, 189174 y
Unknown, 01Unknown1957
Unknown, 02UnknownUnknown
Unknown-Neville, AnnaDec 16, 1888Jan 14, 1901

 

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May 14, 2008